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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Offshore wind servicing expert, CWind, has won its first contract in Germany which will provide temporary power supply for the 288MW EnBW Baltic 2 offshore windfarm under construction in the Baltic Sea.

19th May 2014

First German windfarm contract for CWind

19th May 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Work has started on what its builders claim to be the largest GRP fishing boat on the market today. The SH50 is a 48.5ft 15m multi-purpose work boat, created to be used…

19th May 2014

GRP giant takes shape

19th May 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK-based drysuit and diving equipment manufacturer Northern Diver have announced a new course covering repairs and alterations to commercial drysuits.

19th May 2014

Drysuit repair course

19th May 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania, has launched the first of 14 new tugs for the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC).

19th May 2014

ASDs and quick deliveries keep Damen busy

19th May 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Netherlands-based Veka Group will be showcasing its offshore support vessels at this years Seawork International.

19th May 2014

Veka Offshore at Seawork

19th May 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Seawork 2014 will feature the full range of Hyundai’s new SeasAll marine diesels for the first time in the UK on the WaterMota stand.

18th May 2014

Full Hyundai SeasAll range on show

18th May 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

British manufacturer Aqua-dock will demonstrate its new drive-on dock for RIBs and craft up to 10m at Seawork International.

17th May 2014

Drive-on dock demo

17th May 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

An earlier multibeam sounder aboard the research vessel, Celtic Explorer, has been replaced by a Kongsberg EM 2040 system in readiness for major seabed mapping studies offshore.

16th May 2014

Multibeam Upgrade for Celtic Explorer

16th May 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The Siem Moxie (see May’s vessel launch) winning the Offshore Renewables Award at the 2014 Offshore Support Journal Conference, is great news for Voith Turbo because it’s equipped with Voith Schneider Propellers…

16th May 2014

Kudos for Voith propellers

16th May 2014

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses have announced that Mike Bullock MBE took up appointment as chief executive of the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB).

16th May 2014

New CEO for Northern Lighthouse Board

16th May 2014

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Danish water environment consultants DHI Group are providing modelling software for a project using an airborne drone to monitor sea state conditions on a stretch of beach in Italy.

16th May 2014

Drones monitor shoreline in Italy

16th May 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Blyth Workcats will present another catamaran from its versatile range of rugged GRP workboats on the Seawork pontoons in June.

16th May 2014

Blyth celebrates at Seawork

16th May 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The worlds first dedicated offshore wind turbine installation vessel has been given a set of new feet for its tenth birthday in an operation involving Damens ARNO Dunkerque yard and a UK…

16th May 2014

New feet for a pioneering vessel

16th May 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UKs Northern Diver International have unveiled their next-generation hot water suit. According to the company, the suit’s functionality has changed dramatically, with several new features added.

15th May 2014

Hot water suit sees further development

15th May 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UAE-based Dredge Yard has completed an order for some of the largest valves its ever produced, for dredging Netherlands-based Van Oord.

15th May 2014

Dredge Yard delivers to Van Oord

15th May 2014

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has just launched the first of four newbuild Wildcat 40 hydrographic survey catamarans for the Polish Navy.

15th May 2014

Safehaven cats for the Polish Navy

15th May 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Latvian freeport of Riga has taken delivery of the new multifunctional harbour tug Liva from Baltic Workboats located in Nasva Harbour, Estonia.

15th May 2014

Shallow draft Ice class tug Liva

15th May 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

European Active Projects Ltd (EAPL) has hosted another Mass Evacuation Exercise from its non-tidal ‘wet’ repair berth at Chatham, UK.

15th May 2014

EAPL hosts another evacuation exercise

15th May 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

UK-based Hyphose is returning to Mercator Media Ltds Seawork International this year to showcase its range of marine hoses and filtration products.

15th May 2014

Continuously adding value

15th May 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK-based MMS Ship Repair and Dry Dock Co Ltd has delivered its first overseas mini multipurpose catamaran to Saqr Port Authority, Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE.

14th May 2014

MMS delivers first overseas cat

14th May 2014